by: Dennis Ngxongo 25 Aug 2016
Democracy in South Africa resulted in many changes in where and how South Africans live – and party. While there was a surge in township residents moving into suburbia, with its high walls and lack of community spirit, the shisa nyama kasi (township) culture, in turn, began to gather momentum.
Shisa nyama, a Zulu slang expression for ‘buy and braai’, started off as a way for township butcheries to increase their weekend sales. But they soon became a gathering place for both up-and-coming urban professionals wanting to reconnect with their roots, and local township residents looking for company and a place to drink and eat. But they very quickly evolved and are now much more than venues to eat braaied meat.
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